Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 13:52:56 -0500 From: "David W. Alderman" <dave@mmrd.com> To: Steve Friedrich <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> Cc: "hardware@FreeBSD.ORG" <hardware@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org" <Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org> Subject: Re: mousen Message-ID: <36780187.11A7E365@mmrd.com> References: <199812161719.MAA23601@laker.net>
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Steve Friedrich wrote: > > My main frustration with mice was the darn wire! I got an Logitech > Mouseman Cordless a couple years ago, and have since bought another! > I'd like to get an "art tablet" to tinker with, but not as a primary > input device. I experienced track balls on Navy equipment (ever felt a > $600 trackball?? Actually, they probably cost way more than that, I > just used the price of the hammer ;o) and on a few game systems, and > one Kensington on a PC. I prefer the cordless mouse as a primary input > device, and I REALLY like to use keyboard shortcuts, because mice will > NEVER obviate the need for a keyboard. But the problem with keyboard > shortcuts is much like the problem with *standards*. There's so damn > many of them! > Until very recently, I too was using the Mouseman Cordless. I think it is an excellent mouse. I actually *have* two large black trackballs that look like they came out of fire control, but were probably pulled from an air traffic control system. I have been very tempted to write an interface driver for them just for the entertainment value. Most new art tablets now come with a cordless pen and a cordless "mouse" that work on the tablet. If you look at the tablet as a mouse pad, this may be an excellent combination. My only concern is documentation: do these newer tablets document both their absolute and relative positioning modes and how to switch between them? With the burgeoning open source movement, one would hope so. -- Dave Alderman - Democracy should not be capital intensive. dave@persprog.com is changing to dave@mmrd.com dwa@atlantic.net -or- dwald@earthlink.net -or- dalderman@compuserve.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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